Brglez families are Croats and they are mostly from Klanjec. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Klanjec and in Slovenia.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Brglez live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Dubrovcan in Zabok area (<10), Klanjec (<10), Letovcan Novodvorski (<10), Lukavec Klanjecki in Zabok area (<10), and in Klenovnik in Ivanec area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Brglez is present in 13 countries on four continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.